The Vice Chief of the Defence Forces(VCDF), Lieutenant General John Omenda presided over the opening ceremony of the 31st Regional Senior Mission Leader’s (RSML) course.
The Regional Senior Mission Leaders (RSML) is a flagship course of the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) whose aim is to equip participants with relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes for senior Mission Leadership that will strengthen their capacity to effectively fulfil senior leadership roles and responsibilities in United Nations and Africa Union peace operations.
During the opening ceremony, the VCDF reiterated the significance of the course and its role in strengthening leadership for peace support operations emphasizing that preparing senior leaders to navigate the complexities of modern missions is essential for the success of peace operations.
The Director IPSTC, Major General C L Mwazighe, emphasized the importance of strong leadership in modern peace operations, noting the increasingly challenging nature of peacekeeping missions. He highlighted that today’s peacekeeping environment is characterized by complex security threats, the spread of misinformation, and rising expectations from the communities served by these missions hence the need for well-prepared and adaptive leaders capable of making strategic decisions.
The two-week course, sponsored by the United Kingdom through British Peace Support Team – Africa will not only enhance participants’ knowledge and skills of strategic mission leadership and their roles and responsibilities to successfully implement a mission mandate but also adequately enhance participants’ understanding of mission partners, their roles and synergies in a PSO context.
Also present during the opening ceremony was the British Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms Rosy Cave and Commander British Peace Support Team – Africa Colonel Andy Pitt.
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